Description

Norwich, Norfolk.

Various shots show the preparations for the Norfolk Country Show. L/S of the tents and stands in the deserted show ground and arena before the agricultural show begins. Several shots show animals being groomed; a man puts a rosette on a horse that stands by a stable with a little foal, cows are led from a tent to the 'Washdown Stalls' for a wash and hoof-brush. Other cows and sheep are washed and brushed.

A policeman stands looking at a champion cow wearing a rosette on it's nose. During the show, cows are judged in a field by men in white coats; a man ties a rosette to a cow's head.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.